Which super PACs did Elizabeth Simons fund in 2026?

House Majority PAC ($2.5M), Senate Majority PAC ($500K), Lone Star Rising PAC ($100K), DSCC ($89K), DCCC ($89K).

Which candidates did Elizabeth Simons's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Scott Singer (Florida 25th District, about $140K, won); against Tom Barrett (Michigan 7th District, about $114K, won); against Casey Askar (Florida 22nd District, about $102K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Elizabeth Simons

Individual

President, Heising-Simons Foundation · California

11 reported gifts; 5 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed winners

Elizabeth Simons gave $3.3M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 99% were on the winning side ($2.2M won, $12K lost, with $275K in races still being counted). $12K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$3.3M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

99%

$2.2M scored (66% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$12K

$275K still being counted

Not allocated or result unknown

$828K

$816K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $12K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks went

A person writing checks from their own fortune. Each gift is split the way the group that received it split its spending between winners and losers, so a $10M check to a group that spent 80% on losers counts as $8M on the losing side.

✓ Backed the winner or attacked the loser ✗ Backed the loser or attacked the winner Race not called yet Result not matched

Group	Gave	Won / lost
House Majority PAC $139K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$2.5M	$2.1M / $12K
Senate Majority PAC $500K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$500K	$0 / $0
Lone Star Rising PAC	$100K	$90K / $0
DSCC $89K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$89K	$0 / $0
DCCC $89K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$89K	$0 / $0

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Elizabeth Simons's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Elizabeth Simons's share of each group's funding.

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Scott Singer	Florida 25th District	Attacking	$140K	✓ Yes
Tom Barrett	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$114K	✓ Yes
Casey Askar	Florida 22nd District	Attacking	$102K	✓ Yes
Laurie Buckhout	North Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$93K	✓ Yes
Mike Bouchard Jr.	Michigan 10th District	Attacking	$92K	✓ Yes
Eric Flores	Texas 34th District	Attacking	$81K	✓ Yes
Paul LePage	Maine 2nd District	Attacking	$75K	Counting
Derrick Van Orden	Wisconsin 3rd District	Attacking	$74K	✓ Yes
Mike Beltran	Florida 14th District	Attacking	$73K	✓ Yes
David Valadao	California 22nd District	Attacking	$72K	✓ Yes
Ken Paxton	Texas Senate	Attacking	$71K	✓ Yes
Brian Fitzpatrick	Pennsylvania 1st District	Attacking	$70K	✓ Yes

Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did Elizabeth Simons spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Elizabeth Simons gave $3.3M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 99% were on the winning side ($2.2M won, $12K lost, with $275K in races still being counted). $12K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Elizabeth Simons fund in 2026?: House Majority PAC ($2.5M), Senate Majority PAC ($500K), Lone Star Rising PAC ($100K), DSCC ($89K), DCCC ($89K).
Which candidates did Elizabeth Simons's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Scott Singer (Florida 25th District, about $140K, won); against Tom Barrett (Michigan 7th District, about $114K, won); against Casey Askar (Florida 22nd District, about $102K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.